The following op-ed, written by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was first published by Business in Vancouver on June 27, 2025. BRITISH COLUMBIA - By any objective measure, the B.C. NDP...
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VREB: VICTORIA REAL ESTATE MARKET KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH STRONG FUNDAMENTALS
VICTORIA - A total of 761 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this June, 15.1 per cent more than the 661 properties sold in June 2024 and 0.4 per cent more than in May 2025....
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PER-PERSON SPENDING IN CANADA HIT NEAR RECORD LEVELS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Municipal government spending in Canada hit near record levels in recent years, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy...
LNG CANADA SHIPS FIRST LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORT
KITIMAT – At long last, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export has been shipped by LNG Canada. LNG Canada is a joint venture between Shell, Petronas, Mitsubishi Corporation, PetroChina and...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS JULY 2, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA 247 Fulfillment is expanding with a new west coast location in the province. The company is seeking a warehouse and operations manager who possesses strong...
ISLAND, NORTHERN BC AIRPORTS RECEIVE FUNDING FOR UPGRADES
VICTORIA – Airports throughout the province are going to receive funding from the B.C. Air Access Program (BCAAP) to improve their runways and other facilities. BCAAP announced it will support 16...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: JULY 1, 2025
Location: Maple Ridge (multi-family new) Address: 22066 Lougheed Hwy - Rental Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 6 storeys - 82 rental condominium units - 2 levels u/g parking...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 27, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Debra Doucette has been appointed as the Chair of Odlum Brown, an investment firm headquartered in Vancouver. Doucette has been with Odlum Brown since 1991 and...
BCREA: MAY 2025 INFLATION REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, matching the 1.7 per cent increase in April. Month-over-month,...
ICBA ECONOMICS: AN UPDATE ON CANADA’S INFRASTRUCTURE
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Investing in and properly maintaining physical infrastructure is essential to sustaining Canada’s high standard living and to building a...
THE RISE OF DUCTLESS ERVS IN CANADA
Advertorial BRITISH COLUMBIA- The demand for better ventilation, rising energy costs, and increasingly compact homes are pushing builders to look for smarter solutions. Ductless ERVs have emerged as...
FCC AGRISPIRIT FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Farm Credit Canada is now accepting applications from registered charities, non-profit organizations who partner with a municipal body, territorial or provincial government, and...
WILLIAMS ENGINEERING BRIGHTENS LIVES
KELOWNA - Williams Engineering sees their company as more than providing engineering services to customers – they are all about engineering cities that are better, stronger and brighter. “We are a...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: BUSINESS SENTIMENT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED CAUTION AND COST PRESSURES
LANGLEY - Data for Business’ is an effort of the Langley Chamber, in partnership with the Canadian Chamber’s Business Data Lab, to bring our members reports, stats, and analysis on economic and...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 24, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Prima Graphics has joined the to the Ladner Business Association. Pre-qualification submissions are being requested by the City of Delta for contracts involving a...
FRASER INSTITUTE: REDUCING GOVERNMENT DEBT IN CANADA COULD BOOST INCOMES FOR AVERAGE WORKERS BY $2,100 A YEAR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - If Canadian governments reduced their debt relative to the size of the economy (GDP) over five years back to pre-pandemic levels, this would increase productivity and boost...